From Fern Abrams, IPC director, environmental policy
As the deadline for compliance with the EU RoHS approaches, OEMS are
incresingly relying on Supplier questionaires regarding materials of
concern.
To assist all members of the supply chain in efficiently exchanging
these 'materials declarations' the EIA has been working with its members
and the members of EICTA and JGPSSI to develop a uniform format and
content for these questionaires.
The IPC is conducting a parallel effort to develop a handbook to provide
'how to' instructions for the completion of the materials declarations.
The chairman of the IPC subcommittee that is developing the handbook is
servicng on the EIA/JGPSSI/EICTA material declarations drafting
committee in order to assure continued cooridination between the
separate but related efforts.
Please review below an open invitiation from EIA for those interested in
voting on the materials declaration standard.
Posted on behalf of Holly Evans, Electronic Industries Alliance
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Dear Colleagues:
The Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA), the Japanese Green
Procurement Supply Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) and the European
Information, Communications and ConsumerElectronics Industry Technology
Association (EICTA) have developed a draft Joint Material Declaration
Guide. Please see http://www.eia.org/resources/2003-09-19.10.pdf for
the current version of the Guide.
This Guide is intended to standardize material content disclosures for
products and components used in the global electronics industry. The
standardization of such disclosures will facilitate information
communication throughout the global electronics supply chain and also
promote industry compliance with international chemical restrictions
such as the European Union's Restriction on Hazardous Substances
Directive (which bans the industry's use of lead, mercury, cadmium,
hexavalent chromium and two brominated flame retardants by 2006).
EIA, EICTA, and JGPSSI have developed a drafting group that will
consider comments on the current version of the draft and work to
develop a document that will be submitted to interested members of the
industry for their vote. This meeting will take place the week of May
10th.
EIA, EICTA, and JGPSSI are seeking additional representatives who are
interested in participating on the voting group, which will vote on the
draft that will emerge from the May meeting. There is no cost for
participation on this voting group.
The deadline for signing up to participate in the voting group is May
14, 2004. Voting on the new version of the Guide will likely take place
in June 2004.
Please contact Neal McDonald, Senior Project Coordinator, at
[log in to unmask] or 703-907-7579.
Please provide Neal with your complete contact information. If more
than one representative from a company would like to participate, please
indicate which representative will cast the primary company vote.
Please contact me if you need any additional information.
Regards
Holly Evans
Director, Business Development & Environmental Issues Electronic
Industries Alliance 2500 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-907-7576
Fax: 703-907-7501
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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